What is Masala Coffee’s music style?
Masala Coffee is an Indian music band founded in 2014. The band performs across various genres – Indian folk, blues, pop and rock. Although they primarily compose original music and covers in Malayalam, the band also performs in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi and English. Masala Coffee is an Indian music band founded in 2014. The band performs across various genres – Indian folk, blues, pop and rock. Although they primarily compose original music and covers in Malayalam, the band also performs in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi and English.Late last year, the band announced that vocalist Sooraj Santhosh was parting ways to pursue a solo career. Masala Coffee brought in vocalists Aslam and Crishna to replace Sooraj besides adding the young Steve Kottoor on keyboard (someone whom Varun calls a “prodigy”).Varun Sunil, Razik Mujawar, Abhijith, Daya Sankar, Surya, Pauly, Amal Sivan, and Pranav KS are the current band members. Masala Coffee has also made a name for itself by composing and performing music for films such as Kannum Kannum Kollayiadithaal,Solo,Uriyadi & many more.Late last year, the band announced that vocalist Sooraj Santhosh was parting ways to pursue a solo career. Masala Coffee brought in vocalists Aslam and Crishna to replace Sooraj besides adding the young Steve Kottoor on keyboard (someone whom Varun calls a “prodigy”).It’s a multi-genre, multi-lingual album that consists of 5 songs. Santhosh was the lead singer and has composed and performed with Masala Coffee until 2019, when he decided to dedicate more time to his own creative endeavors. Now he performs with his own band, Sooraj Santhosh Live.
Who is the lead singer of Masala Coffee?
Sooraj was the lead vocalist of the folk-rock band Masala Coffee. He has performed in numerous national and international concerts as well as composed and produced music for them in various indie and film projects. Sooraj is the recipient of a Kerala State Film Award, 2 Mirchi Music Awards, and a Kerala State Film Critics Award. He has sung around 300 songs in 8 languages.